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Hub City Livestock Auction

Name: Hub City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Wed, Nov 20

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2020

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Receipts

4,152 head

▼ 1,491 vs last sale 5,643▼ 1,075 vs year ago 5,227 · −20.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves 450 to 549 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 550 to 599 lbs 8.00 to 12.00 higher, yearling steers 950 to 999 lbs and 1000 to 1049 lbs mostly steady with instances up to 5.00 lower on 950 to 999 lbs. Heifers 450 to 499 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 500 to 549 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower on a narrow comparison, other weight classes of heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for yearling cattle this week. The feature consignment was a string of 1000 steers, several other loads and a few packages completed the yearlings. A few cattle off grass but the rest have been in yards for awhile, flesh ranged from light to some heavy flesh at times. Very good demand for calves today. Quite a few loads and many packages of calves on offer, the majority off the cow. Lots of attractive calves to choose from in varied flesh, from light to moderate plus. Most of the calves had full preconditioning or at least one round of good fall shots. The weather has changed dramatically. Very strong winds, cold temperatures and snow across much of the area creating blizzard conditions in places. A wind advisory is in effect until later this evening. The change in weather did not deter buyers and the market was very active with many buyers and farmer feeders determined to get cattle bought. No feeder cattle next week due to Thanksgiving, next feeder cattle sale is Wednesday, December 4 and a special weaned and preconditioned calf sale Saturday, December 7. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.77/cwt on 556 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −159.44 against this barn's trailing median of $488.21.

Average price

$328.77

556 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$24.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

vs SD average

+19.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	331.00	1,829	506
Medium and Large 1-2	582	306.20	1,781	50

One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale556 hd

328.77

—

SD average8 barns · 6,254 hd

324.11

+4.66

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+19.51

This barn, trailing median21 sales

488.21

−159.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.56, low $435.00, median $488.21 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

36 lots · USDA AMS · Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,383	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	417.99/cwt	413.00–430.00	1,597	47
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	394.62/cwt	378.00–407.00	1,626	86
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	355.72/cwt	342.50–367.00	1,515	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	353.41/cwt	341.00–369.00	1,672	177
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,677	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	335.63/cwt	326.00–348.00	1,782	219
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,746	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	327.47/cwt	315.00–334.50	1,863	287
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,788	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,928	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	300.93/cwt	286.00–306.75	1,971	241
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	280.54/cwt	274.00–286.50	2,068	220
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	254.89/cwt	251.00–266.00	2,118	15
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	245.97/cwt	244.75–252.50	2,430	356
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,038	240.58/cwt	237.50–241.50	2,497	338
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,082	234.27/cwt	227.75–241.50	2,535	162
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,109	230.73/cwt	221.00–232.50	2,559	174
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	386.91/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,215	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,368	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	344.41/cwt	335.00–356.00	1,409	132
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	309.20/cwt	302.50–317.00	1,506	235
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	293.83/cwt	284.50–297.00	1,534	120
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	276.26/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,611	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	604	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,694	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	255.43/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,581	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	259.52/cwt	257.00–260.50	1,788	109
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,790	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	242.15/cwt	234.50–253.00	1,843	54
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	799	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,766	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	849	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,033	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	242.37/cwt	238.25–245.00	2,101	81
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	239.50/cwt	238.00–241.00	2,206	123
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	239.67/cwt	234.00–241.00	2,279	74
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,195	21
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,050	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,399	23

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen, SD

Wed Nov 20, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 4,152Last week 5,643Year ago 5,227

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	1050–1100	1,050	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	314	385.00–390.00	386.91
14	350–400	381	359.00	359.00
132	400–450	409	335.00–356.00	344.41
235	450–500	487	302.50–317.00	309.20
120	500–550	522	284.50–297.00	293.83
58	550–600	583	260.00–280.00	276.26
19	600–650	619	251.00–257.00	255.43
109	650–700	689	257.00–260.50	259.52
9	700–750	713	251.00	251.00
54	750–800	761	234.50–253.00	242.15
6	800–850	849	239.50	239.50
81	850–900	867	238.25–245.00	242.37
123	900–950	921	238.00–241.00	239.50
74	950–1000	951	234.00–241.00	239.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	799	221.00	221.00
21	950–1000	967	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	600–650	604	280.50	280.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	348	397.50	397.50
47	350–400	382	413.00–430.00	417.99
86	400–450	412	378.00–407.00	394.62
177	450–500	473	341.00–369.00	353.41
219	500–550	531	326.00–348.00	335.63
287	550–600	569	315.00–334.50	327.47
69	600–650	614	314.00	314.00
241	650–700	655	286.00–306.75	300.93
220	700–750	737	274.00–286.50	280.54
15	800–850	831	251.00–266.00	254.89
356	950–1000	988	244.75–252.50	245.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	426	342.50–367.00	355.72
9	450–500	499	336.00	336.00
10	500–550	544	321.00	321.00
40	550–600	591	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
338	1000–1050	1,038	237.50–241.50	240.58
162	1050–1100	1,082	227.75–241.50	234.27
174	1100–1150	1,109	221.00–232.50	230.73

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.